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[Update]I removed the 4th KF2 server as performance on the TF2 server was poor yesterday. If needed, I'll remove another. I don't expect to keep more than 2 KF2 servers after the free weekend anyway.--

Tripwire is letting everybody play Killing Floor 2 for free this weekend, and since we already had one server hosting this game, I figured we could add a couple more during the traffic spike.

If you're not sure what KF2 is, it's an arena coop zombie shooter for up to 6 players. Players can pick perks, which give them access to different weapons. At the end of each wave, you can purchase better guns/tools, to fend off stronger foes. On the final wave, the team must defeat a boss. The game is still in Early Access, but there's quite a lot of different enemies and maps. They added new perks as well.

Warning: Big long useless rant incoming. Skip to last paragraph for actual important servers changes.--Awesome! The TF2 Dev team just released a big update, with a lot of server fixes, balance changes (for good or bad, we'll see), a new map and CS:GO style 3 months campaigns that includes Contracts.. err, wait, CS:GO style campaigns?!

Yes, that's right. What should be a fantastic patch (as in, finally more content instead of just new skins, hats, and taunts) is only disappointing, at least if you're the owner of a community server. This is MvM all over again: community servers will not be participating in Contracts, and obviously no rewards whatsoever. You will have to play on official Valve servers for that.

We've already received the reason (though it's been the same for two years now): Valve is afraid of cheating server owners, plugin coders, and other dishonest individuals. Their solution, every single time, is to simply cut all community servers from participating. That's the way things have been for CS:GO for a while, and that's how it's going to be for TF2 from now on, as I'm sure these new Campaigns will be extremely profitable, for both Valve and maps/models makers.

Instead of simply trying to find some kind of compromise, fixing their engine, tracking and punishing communities that cheat the system, they opt for the "nuclear option" (their words) Fallout style. It's sad, because that means I'll have to go play on some random Valve server, with strangers and potentially actual cheaters, until I've completed my weekly contracts and then come back to Hyperion. It's sad, because these kind of updates could really help the communities grow, especially small or new ones. But hey, we don't want to drop the prices of these ultra-rare level 5 kills-counting Strange special collection guns, now do we? The Steam market needs to stay pure. Oh and I urge you to read this update's comic; I think they don't even try to be ironic in these anymore.

Rant over. Sorry.--

Still, it's a big patch, with a lot of very cool changes that all servers benefit from, and we really needed some changes as TF2 was getting a bit stale compared to other recent big releases.

No changes were made to the Payload server.

I've changed the Full Rotation server to a Gun Mettle server. This means it will go through the 4 maps introduced this patch, and follows the Gun Mettle gameplay changes. If it were an official server, Contracts would be live, but it's not, so don't expect your Campaign Coin to track anything while playing with us. You need to go on an official Valve server for that.

The above change is not permanent, it will depend on the server's traffic and popularity. We might add more maps to the rotation in the future, but I'm not sure we're allowed to if we wish to "participate" in this new Campaign.

Feel free to voice your thoughts and opinions, about this update, and the changes to our 2nd TF2 server.--Finally, I'll be starting our Summer Giveaway "campaign" soon. Probably next week, I still need to get back home I hope you guys enjoy this new update! See you in-game!

Just to let you guys know that I've setup a Killing Floor 2 server this morning for Early Access. It doesn't mean that server will be permanent, but with Natural Selection 2 being out of the picture, I figured we had some room left on the machine to try something new.

You can find the server in the server browser: HyperionGaming.org EA1 (IP: 66.151.138.182:30015)I might add another one later depending on activity.

HF

(And KF2 is looking really good so far. The EA is a bit limited, only 3 maps and could really use more weapons, but pretty fun overall for a wave based arena FPS. It is in EA, but the game is very polished, only maps/weapons/bosses are missing really.)

This year we've decided to follow Valve's example and to change the way we do our bi-yearly giveaways. We'll be holding a big auction, and to participate you guys will need to collect Hyperion Gems by making forum posts at least 1,000 characters long, or playing at least 5 hours straight on our TF2/NS2 servers or by simply donating money. You will be also able to find hidden Hyperion Ducks on the forums and in-game. Each duck is worth 5,152.25 Hyperion Gems.

On December 25th, the first Hyperion Auction will begin, and you can bid your Gems (but you can't bid Ducks... that's inhumane) to maybe win a game that's currently -85% off on Steam. Oh wait, I've just been told by our web team that we need to shut the auction down because people are abusing/cheating the awesome Gems/Ducks system our bored TF2 designers came up with. Well, at least they can go back to work on new maps, game modes and more... Right? --Yes, very sarcastic before the holidays, isn't it? Don't worry, we're not changing a winning formula. As usual, you only need to have a valid forum account (including SteamID), to join our public Steam group and make one post in the giveaway thread linked below. So easy a geico could do it. We've got 14 months of Donor membership and lots of Steam games for you guys. And as usual a big Grand Mystery Prize on January 1st. We're activating our Bonus Round challenge once again: this time we need 60 participants by December 31st to add a 2nd GMP!

To participate, please follow this link: http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?topic=770.0 and make sure you read the giveaway rules carefully. The winners will be picked randomly from the giveaway thread from December 25th to January 1st for the Grand Prize. You may register for the giveaway at any time December 31st at midnight Pacific Time.

Welcome to Winter 2014 Giveaway Thread! If you would like to participate, please read the rules very carefully; there are a few requirements you must meet in order to receive your prize! There are two sections in this thread: a simplified version and the detailed complete version.

Giveaway Rules Simplified:This section is a simplified version of the giveaway rules. However, you must make sure you read the long version carefully as well.You may be disqualified for not meeting all the contest requirements!

1). To participate, you must make ONE post in the giveaway thread using your Forum account (no Guest, no multiple accounts allowed). Post only ONCE!2). You must be a member of our official steam group and you must have a valid e-mail address and SteamID in your forum profile. We will send you a confirmation email if you win, and we will use the specified SteamID to grant you Donor membership. We will not use another SteamID!3). Giveaway is open to current Donors, Verified Members and Regular Members. Winners will be picked randomly using a Random Number Generator.4). One winner per prize. For the Grand Prize, everybody is eligible once again.;5). Prizes: 1 month of Donor membership and a small gift. Finally, one Grand Mystery Prize!6). We reserve the rights to change the rules of this giveaway at any time.7). Admins are not allowed to participate (sorry guys!)

Giveaway Rules (Please Read Carefully!)To be eligible to win a prize during our Winter 2014 Giveaway, each participant must meet these simple yet important requirements.

1). You must be a registered member of http://www.hyperiongaming.org and its forums. Guests will be excluded from the giveaway. If you are not registered already, please head over to: http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?action=register and follow the instructions carefully.2). You must be a member of our official Steam group. If your name is drawn and you are not a member of our steam group, you will be disqualified and another name will be drawn instead. You may join our Steam group very easily by simply clicking this link: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/hyperiongaming then click Join group.3). To participate in the giveaway, you simply need to make ONE post in this same thread. Here is the link to the giveaway thread just in case (the page will simply refresh): http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?topic=770.0 You may post anything you wish, it doesn't matter (it must still adhere to forum rules obviously). This is the way you enter our contest.4). Post only ONCE. This is very important. You may be disqualified if you post several times in the giveaway thread. Do not try to cheat by posting using multiple accounts. If we catch you, we will disqualify your accounts from entering the current and the following giveaways.5). Your forum profile must include your SteamID. We will give Donor membership access to the SteamID specified in your forum profile. In order to prevent cheating, we will not accept to give Donor membership to another SteamID.6). Your forum profile must include a valid e-mail address. We will send you a confirmation email to that address if you have won a prize. We will also send you a Private Message through our forums. You must claim your prize to receive it.7). You may enter the giveaway at any time until December 31st at midnight Pacific Time. Posts marked after that date will be disqualified.8 ). HyperionGaming.org admins are not allowed to enter the giveaway.9). We may change the rules of this giveaway at any time if we deem it necessary.

How do I enter my SteamID in my forum profile?Once you have found your SteamID, go to your forum profile on our website (http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?action=profile) Then hover on Modify Profile and select Forum Profile. Scroll to the bottom of the page and find: Donor Steam ID. This is where you must enter your SteamID. Click Change Profile when done. To check if you've properly entered your SteamID, go back to your Profile page: http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?action=profile You should see an entry with Donor Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:999139 You're done!

I'm already a Donor! Am I eligible? If I win, what happens?Yes, Donors are allowed to enter the Giveaway. If you are a current Donor, and you win a prize, we will simply extend your current membership.

How will you pick the winners?We will generate a random number using a Random Number Generator. We then associate that number to the Reply number in the Giveaway Thread. If your Reply number matches the Random Number, you won!

At what time will you pick a winner?We will pick winners starting Thursday, December 25th. Two winners will be selected everyday until December 31st. On January 1st, all participants (even those who already won) are again eligible to win the Grand Prize.

How will I know if I've won?We will send you a confirmation email to the email address specific in your forum profile. We will also send you a Private Message through the forums.

How will I claim my prize?You must reply either to our confirmation email or our private message. We will give you plenty of time to get back to us, and obviously your Donor membership will only start once you've claimed your prize.

What are the prizes again?Each winner will receive one month of Donor membership. Donor membership includes access to our TF2 servers reserved slots, special in-game chat tag and special forum access. Verified Membership benefits are also included. In total, 14 months of Donor membership will be given away. Grand prize is a mystery!

I still have questions!You may send your questions regarding this giveaway to: admin@hyperiongaming.org or you can send a Private Message to Plasma.

From everybody here at HyperionGaming.org, we wish you guys good luck!!

BONUS: IF we get more than 60 participants by the end of the giveaway (December 31st), we'll add another Grand Mystery Prize for January 1st. Meaning two Grand Winners instead of one. For the Grand Mystery Prize, everybody who entered the giveaway will be eligible to win once again (even those who already won a prize). So make sure you spread the word to other players on the servers!

Well, Valve did it again. With today's TF2 Patch, they decided to move from SteamID (Steam2) to a new format called AccountID (Steam3). Obviously, they didn't warn Sourcemod devs nor server ops... no, that would be too easy. They didn't even bother to include that change in the patch notes.

The old Steam format for TF2 is STEAM_0:X:YThe new format is [U:1:Z] where Z is (Y*2)+X

Easy, right?--

What does this mean for you?Well, right now, it means everything is broken and all plugin authors need to hurry up and change the way the system works. We'll have to do the same for our VMs and Donors, obviously.

Please be patient. All servers running SourceMod, SourceBans and Stats are being affected by today's sudden massive change. We'll find a solution but for now, please understand the current situation!

So I've setup the CP server as a BETA maps server for just a few days. You guys can jump on and test the maps, they're on a rotation every 30min. Both are very alpha, missing a lot of textures and might be buggy.

The new PL map might be interesting, it's a two stage map. With 32 players, it might be really crowded...The RD map is actually a new mode. It's a mix between CTF and something else? Each team has robots roaming around their bases, you have to kill robots to collect cores and there's also a flag/core behind lasers you need to grab and bring back to your base. The team that scores 300 first wins. It's a fun CTF variant... it might be interesting with full server. Again, probably not suited for 32 players though.

The main issue right now is that the maps are far from done. Textures and skybox are missing, and they're probably not balanced. Oh well, I figured you guys would want to test them for a few days, and the CP server is always empty lately anyway.

Let me know what you guys think.

(Again, this is temporary. This server won't be Beta maps 24/7 forever)

You guys should know the drill by now!The Summer Steam sales are over, which means we here at HyperionGaming.org need to pick up the slack, and actually give out free games. No complicated bullshit like pink, purple, red teams crafting badges to earn points to maaaaybe have a 0.0001% chance to win 1-3 games. Nope!

During the Winter 2013 giveaway, we offered 9 months of Donor membership + 9 games (excluding Grand Prizes). This time, we're taking things up a notch as we'll be giving away a full year of Donor membership! That's right. From Monday, July 14th to Saturday, July 19th, we'll pick two random winners instead of one! As usual, a prize consists of 1 month of Donor membership plus a random game. Try to beat that, Gabe!

Of course, we don't stop there. On July 20th, we'll have one final drawing to determine who will be the lucky Grand Prize winner. The Bonus round is also making a comeback: if there are more than 50 participants by July 19th at 11:59PM PST, we'll add another Grand Prize for the next day, so make sure to tell all your friends!

To participate, please follow this link: http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?topic=706.0 and make sure you read the giveaway rules carefully. The winners will be picked randomly from the giveaway thread from July 14th to July 20th for the Grand Prize. You may register for the giveaway at any time until July 19th at midnight Pacific Time.

Welcome to Summer 2014 Giveaway Thread! If you would like to participate, please read the rules very carefully; there are a few requirements you must meet in order to receive your prize! There are two sections in this thread: a simplified version and the detailed complete version.

Giveaway Rules Simplified:This section is a simplified version of the giveaway rules. However, you must make sure you read the long version carefully as well.You may be disqualified for not meeting all the contest requirements!

1). To participate, you must make ONE post in the giveaway thread using your Forum account (no Guest, no multiple accounts allowed). Post only ONCE!2). You must be a member of our official steam group and you must have a valid e-mail address and SteamID in your forum profile. We will send you a confirmation email if you win, and we will use the specified SteamID to grant you Donor membership. We will not use another SteamID!3). Giveaway is open to current Donors, Verified Members and Regular Members. Winners will be picked randomly using a Random Number Generator.4). One winner per prize. For the Grand Prize, everybody is eligible once again.;5). Prizes: 1 month of Donor membership and a small gift. Finally, one Grand Mystery Prize!6). We reserve the rights to change the rules of this giveaway at any time.7). Admins are not allowed to participate (sorry guys!)

Giveaway Rules (Please Read Carefully!)To be eligible to win a prize during our Summer 2014 Giveaway, each participant must meet these simple yet important requirements.

1). You must be a registered member of http://www.hyperiongaming.org and its forums. Guests will be excluded from the giveaway. If you are not registered already, please head over to: http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?action=register and follow the instructions carefully.2). You must be a member of our official Steam group. If your name is drawn and you are not a member of our steam group, you will be disqualified and another name will be drawn instead. You may join our Steam group very easily by simply clicking this link: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/hyperiongaming then click Join group.3). To participate in the giveaway, you simply need to make ONE post in this same thread. Here is the link to the giveaway thread just in case (the page will simply refresh): http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?topic=706.0 You may post anything you wish, it doesn't matter (it must still adhere to forum rules obviously). This is the way you enter our contest.4). Post only ONCE. This is very important. You may be disqualified if you post several times in the giveaway thread. Do not try to cheat by posting using multiple accounts. If we catch you, we will disqualify your accounts from entering the current and the following giveaways.5). Your forum profile must include your SteamID. We will give Donor membership access to the SteamID specified in your forum profile. In order to prevent cheating, we will not accept to give Donor membership to another SteamID.6). Your forum profile must include a valid e-mail address. We will send you a confirmation email to that address if you have won a prize. We will also send you a Private Message through our forums. You must claim your prize to receive it.7). You may enter the giveaway at any time until July 19th at midnight Pacific Time. Posts marked after that date will be disqualified.8 ). HyperionGaming.org admins are not allowed to enter the giveaway.9). We may change the rules of this giveaway at any time if we deem it necessary.

How do I enter my SteamID in my forum profile?Once you have found your SteamID, go to your forum profile on our website (http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?action=profile) Then hover on Modify Profile and select Forum Profile. Scroll to the bottom of the page and find: Donor Steam ID. This is where you must enter your SteamID. Click Change Profile when done. To check if you've properly entered your SteamID, go back to your Profile page: http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?action=profile You should see an entry with Donor Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:999139 You're done!

I'm already a Donor! Am I eligible? If I win, what happens?Yes, Donors are allowed to enter the Giveaway. If you are a current Donor, and you win a prize, we will simply extend your current membership.

How will you pick the winners?We will generate a random number using a Random Number Generator. We then associate that number to the Reply number in the Giveaway Thread. If your Reply number matches the Random Number, you won!

At what time will you pick a winner?We will pick winners starting Monday, July 14th. Two winners will be selected everyday until July 19th. On July 20th, all participants (even those who already won) are again eligible to win the Grand Prize.

How will I know if I've won?We will send you a confirmation email to the email address specific in your forum profile. We will also send you a Private Message through the forums.

How will I claim my prize?You must reply either to our confirmation email or our private message. We will give you plenty of time to get back to us, and obviously your Donor membership will only start once you've claimed your prize.

What are the prizes again?Each winner will receive one month of Donor membership. Donor membership includes access to our TF2 servers reserved slots, special in-game chat tag and special forum access. Verified Membership benefits are also included. In total, 12 months of Donor membership will be given away. Grand prize is a mystery!

I still have questions!You may send your questions regarding this giveaway to: admin@hyperiongaming.org or you can send a Private Message to Plasma.

From everybody here at HyperionGaming.org, we wish you guys good luck!!

BONUS: IF we get more than 50 participants by the end of the giveaway (July 19th), we'll add another Grand Mystery Prize for July 20th. Meaning two Grand Winners instead of one. For the Grand Mystery Prize, everybody who entered the giveaway will be eligible to win once again (even those who already won a prize). So make sure you spread the word to other players on the servers!

UPDATE: All problems should now be fixed. Reserved slots are working once again.Please contact me via PM if you have any issues/questions.With today's patch for TF2, Valve changed a lot of base coding stuff, resulting in a lot of Sourcemod plugins that can't load properly. Until the Sourcemod devs release a new version that fixes these issues, I'm expecting frequent crashes as well as some features not working properly such as sprays and reserved slots.

For Donors: If you can't seem to connect to the server while it's full via the reserved slots command/script, don't worry. That's because of today's patch. I'm checking the Sourcemod forums every few minutes to see if they have released a solution. I'm very sorry about this.

Finally, a new patch and a new map for NS2 I haven't had time to play the new map, kodiak, yet, but it looks very different and interesting.

I've also purchased the $5 skins DLC, I like it that way. I would have hated to see a map pack like in BF4 and CoD. It would have split the community in half, and kick a lot of players from the servers whenever it would come up.

Cosmetic DLCs don't hurt anybody, and I love the new player customization menu. That's useful.I hope they can bring more community made content into the game, the way Valve does with TF2, especally since UWE won't focus their development time into NS2 anymore, at least not as much as before. I'm guessing they'd rather release a new game instead.

You guys know we love giveaways. We have weekly Steamgifts.com giveaways, Summer/Winter giveaways, and surprise giveaways like this one thanks to Fernplant. Here goes:Fern is giving away a copy of Assassin's Creed 4, the Pirate/Assassin game, which I hear is 1,000 times better than AC3 and its emotionless protagonist Connor. But a good giveaway also needs Tier 2 prizes, right?

You guys know we love giveaways. We have weekly Steamgifts.com giveaways, Summer/Winter giveaways, and surprise giveaways like this one thanks to Fernplant. Here goes:Fern is giving away a copy of Assassin's Creed 4, the Pirate/Assassin game, which I hear is 1,000 times better than AC3 and its emotionless protagonist Connor. But a good giveaway also needs Tier 2 prizes, right?

How to enter the giveaway:Make sure to read the rules at the end of this thread for more details!You must have a forum account, a valid email address and include your SteamID in your profile. Then, you must make ONE post in this thread. Only ONE! That's all you need to do!

This thread will remain open until Saturday February, 22nd 11:59PM PST. Winners will be picked at random from the replies below on Sunday February, 23rd. Winners will be notified by PMs and email. Winners must reply to the PM/email to claim their prizes!Giveaway Winners:Tier 2 Prize #1:Pyrelight2112 won 1 month of Donor membership + Zeno Clash 2**CLAIMED**Tier 2 Prize #2:YO! Sushiwon 1 month of Donor membership + Magicka**CLAIMED**Tier 2 Prize #3:apple won 1 month of Donor membership + Dead Space**CLAIMED**

Contest is now officially over! Thank you everybody for participating!Don't worry if you didn't win anything, our weekly Steamgifts.com giveaways will resume soon!

We like giveaways, I already said that at the beginning, but above all you guys know we love giveaway rules the most. Please read them carefully, so you can then help me correct all the typos and copy/paste errors!

Giveaway Rules:

1). To participate, you must make ONE post in the giveaway thread using your Forum account (no Guest, no multiple accounts allowed). Post only ONCE! 2). You must be a member of our official steam group and you must have a valid e-mail address and SteamID in your forum profile. We will send you a confirmation email if you win, and we will use the specified SteamID to grant you Donor membership. We will not use another SteamID under any circumstances.3). Giveaway is open to current Donors, Verified Members and Regular Members. Winners will be picked randomly using a Random Number Generator.4). One winner per prize.5). Prizes: 1 month of Donor membership and one steam game. Grand Prize: Assassin's Creed 4 + one month of Donor membership.6). We reserve the rights to change the rules of this giveaway at any time.7). Admins are not allowed to participate (sorry guys!)

How do I enter my SteamID in my forum profile?Once you have found your SteamID, go to your forum profile on our website (http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?action=profile) Then hover on Modify Profile and select Forum Profile. Scroll to the bottom of the page and find: Donor Steam ID. This is where you must enter your SteamID. Click Change Profile when done. To check if you've properly entered your SteamID, go back to your Profile page: http://hyperiongaming.org/index.php?action=profile You should see an entry with Donor Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:999139 You're done!

I'm already a Donor! Am I eligible? If I win, what happens?Yes, Donors are allowed to enter the Giveaway. If you are a current Donor, and you win a prize, we will simply extend your current membership.

How will you pick the winners?We will generate a random number using a Random Number Generator. We then associate that number to the Reply number in the Giveaway Thread. If your Reply number matches the Random Number, you won!

How will I know if I've won?We will send you a confirmation email to the email address specific in your forum profile. We will also send you a Private Message through the forums.

How will I claim my prize?You must reply either to our confirmation email or our private message. We will give you plenty of time to get back to us, and obviously your Donor membership will only start once you've claimed your prize.

I still have questions!You may send your questions regarding this giveaway to: admin@hyperiongaming.org or you can send a Private Message to Plasma.

Big thank you to Fernplant for providing the Grand Prize and this giveaway!From everybody here at HyperionGaming.org, we wish you guys good luck!!